† REGINALD TILSLEY
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
JIMMY LEACH AND HIS ORGANOLIAN QUARTET
BERNARD MONSHIK
AND HIS RIO TANGO BAND
EAMONN ANDREWS introduces request records for the family including some specially chosen by members of the M.C.C. party in Australia
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Conductor, GEORGE MITCHELL featuring TONY MERCER
DAI FRANCIS , and JOHN BOULTER accompanied by THE MINSTREL ORCHESTRA
The George Mitchell Minstrels are in ' The Black and White Minstrel Show ' at the Victoria Palace, London
A sequence of familiar tunes introduced by GERRY GRANT featuring the BBC VARIETY ORCHESTRA with the STRING CHOIR Led by John Jezard
Conductor, PAUL FENOULHET THE JOHNNY PEARSON QUARTET Produced by BILL SULLIVAN and NORMAN MEAD
Gerry Grant ts appearing at ' The Talk of the Town.' London
A united Free Church Service from London Road Congregational Church, Chelmsford; conducted by the Minister, THE Rev A. E. GOULD , assisted by THE REV. BRIAN WEBB , President of Chelmsford Free Church Federal Council
Organist, F. G. BILLINGTON
247 m. and VHF
News of current programmes,
A special edition of records you have asked us to play, with contributions by HARRY GRAY in Scotland
WALTER Love in Northern Ireland
CLIFF MORGAN in Wales
ROGER MOFFAT in North Region
BARRY LANKESTER in Midland Region
HUGH SHIRREFF in West Region
CAROLE CARR in London
A personal invitation from Harry Secombe his friends to meet some of his from show business, including: Stubby Kaye, Doreen Hume, The George Mitchell Choir, BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Lockyer. Produced by ERIC MILLER
plays old ones, new ones loved ones, neglected ones Produced by FRANK HOOPER
invites you to
Come Round the World with music and stories Produced by HAROLD ROGERS
THE ADAM SINGERS
Directed by CLIFF ADAMS
Accompanied by JACK EMBLOW Produced by JOHN BROWELL
from the National Children's Home and Orphanage Alverstoke, Hampshire with MABEL as Hostess and HARRY HUDSON at the piano
Arranged by STEPHEN WILLIAMS
PETE MURRAY introduces some of this year's favourites
ELAINE STRITCH SHEILA HANCOCK
AND KENNETH WILLIAMS Sketch by BARRY TOOK
FRANK IFIELD
IRENE HANDL AND PAT COOMBS LESLIE CROWTHER BRYAN BLACKBURN and PETER REEVES BERT WEEDON
SUSAN MAUGHAN AND THE RAY ELLINGTON QUARTET and BILL OWEN , MARION STUDHOLME
DAVID HILLMAN , MARGARET MORRIS DOROTHY NASH in selections from the Sadler's Wells production of The Mikado supported by the MICHAEL JOHN SINGERS BBC REVUE ORCHESTRA
Conducted by MALCOLM LOCKYER Produced by TRAFFORD WHITELOCK
Frank Ifield is in ' Mother Goose ' at the Alexandra. Birmingham: Irene Handl in ' Goodnight Mrs. Puffin ' at the Savoy: Kenneth Williams in ' The Private Ear and the Public Eye ' at the Globe; Sheila Hancock in ' The Rattle of a Simple Man ' at the Garrick: Leslie Crowther in ' The Black and White Minstrel Show ' at the Victoria Palace, London: Dorothy Nash. Margaret Morris , and David Hill man broadcast by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera Company
See Home Service
invites you to his
Christmas Quiz Party with ARCHIE HARRADINE PETER GOODWRIGHT PERCY EDWARDS and WOOLF PHILLIPS
AND HIS ORCHESTRA Produced by BILL WORSLEY
accompanied by LAWRENCE BROWN
Produced by BILL WORSLEY Third broadcast
A ghost story for Christmas written and read by JAMES LANGHAM
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch with Diana Olsson, Norma Ronald, Roy Dotrice, Fred Yule
(Wilfrid Hyde White is in "Miss Pell is Missing" at the Criterion Theatre, London; Roy Dotrice broadcasts by permission of the Governors of the Royal Shakespeare Company)
An invitation to share with Bing Crosby fondly remembered incidents recollections of friends and stars and songs he made his own on gramophone records
Produced by ESTHER FARMER
The Rabin Band
Directed by David Ede
The Viscounts, The Karl Denver Trio, Shane Fenton and the Fentones, Barbara Kay, Johnny Towers, Bobby Sansom, Bill Suett, The Travellers, Arthur Greenslade and the Gee-Men
Party Platters: sing along with the stars on record
Introduced by David Ede
(The Rabin Band is at the Wimbledon Palais, London; The Karl Denver Trio are in "Old King Cole" at the Palace Theatre, Manchester)
Continued
Christmas carols from The Temple Church on a gramophone record